Fecha de publicación: 06/03/2008 Fuente: WIPO "stone fruits" 0 A Method for Controlling Fungal Pathogens and Agents Useful for Same
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t An anti-fungal composition comprising an effective amount of a sugar acid selected from the group consisting of mannonic acid, gluconic acid and galactonic acid when 00 5 used to prevent or inhibit the growth or reproduction of a fungal pathogen in or on an t agricultural, horticultural or silvicultural post-harvest product. Also disclosed is a method of preventing or inhibiting the growth or reproduction of a fungal pathogen in or on a post-harvest agricultural, horticultural or silvicultural product and a method for 0 enhancing storage of an agricultural, horticultural or silvicultural post-harvest product
1o which comprise applying to the post-harvest product an effective amount of the antifungal composition for a time and under conditions sufficient to prevent or inhibit the growth or reproduction of the fungal pathogen in or on the post-harvest product. Further disclosed is an agricultural, horticultural or silvicultural post-harvest product having applied thereto the anti-fungal composition.